Oil-can.



@WM l G. A. HARGOURT.

OIL GAN.

APPLIOATION FILED un. 11, 1905.

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j NITE STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

Application filed April l1, 1905. Serial No. 255,049.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ALFRED HAR- COURT, of Toronto Junction, in the county of York, in the Province ol Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Oil-Cans and Liquid-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oil-cans and liquid-receptacles; and the object of the invention is to provide an improvement in the interior construction of the can whereby the oil or other liquid may be prevented from forcing the cork out of the can should the can be suddenly tilted, or, if upright, subjected to extreme vibration, as in trains, cars, or other vehicles, and thereby prevent the waste of oil not only under such conditions, but also if no cork is utilized to close the neck of the vessel; and it consists, essentially, of an oil-can having a conical top and suitable neck at the apex of such top, a supplemental top located within the vessel and extending upwardly into the conical top and provided with a neck at its apex, a reverse saucer-shaped deflecting-plateheld supported above the neck of the inner top, the said inner top having openings on the outer edge and shields extending above such openings, the parts being otherwise arranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure l is a perspective view of an oil-can partially broken away to exhibit the parts involved in my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the oil-can.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

A is the body of the can, and B the conicalshaped top, provided with a neck C, into which the cork D is inserted, and E isa handle.

F is a supplemental interior top which is cone shape iii form and provided with a neck G, edge openings F, and shields F2, open at the sides, which extend over such openings.

H is a saucer-shaped delecting-plate which is reversely placed above the neck G and is held at a distance from such neck by suitable side stems I, which leave openings l', through which the liquid is free to pass.

J is a cross-shaped top for the center of the saucer-shaped deflecting-plate H, such top J being designed to support the funnel should it extend down freely into the neck instead of being supported by the neck, and by this means the bottom of the funnel is prevented i from resting on the plate H, which would re- Eiltpdlthe flow of liquid when the can is being ec A can constructed as I have described will not when tilted or subjected to undue vibration when in trains or cars allow of the oil to splash up against the cork and accidentally force it from its seat, and thereby probably cause its loss. The reason of this will be apparent, as the splashing will pass up against the inner top and onto the deflecting-plate, which will cause it to pass downwardly over the top and through the openings F. The shield F2 will prevent the splash of the oil upwardly through the openings F while allowing the oil to pass down through them when it splashes onto the inner top F.

The utility ol the interior construction of my can will now be understood to those familiar with the deficiency ol the ordinary cans as at present constructed.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In an oil-can and liquid-receptacle, the combination with the can-body having a suitable top and orifice therein, of a reverse saucer-shaped deliecting-plate located below the orifice and suitably supported, and an open support secured to the center ol the top of the deflecting-plate immediately below the orifice as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an oil-can and liquid-receptacle, the combination with the can having a conical top and an orifice at the apex of the same, of a cone-shaped inner or supplemental top provided with a suitable orifice at the apex thereof and a saucer-shaped del'lecting-plate suitably supported above the orifice as and for the purpose specified.

8. In an oil-can and liquid-receptacle, the combination with the can having a conical top and an orifice at the apex of the same, of a cone-shaped inner or supplemental top provided with a suitable orifice at the apex thereof, and a saucer-shaped dellecting-plate located centrally above the orifice and supports secured to the neck of the orifice and to the bottom ol the deflecting-plate as and for the purpose specified.

Ll. The combination with the can having a conical top and a central orifice, of an interior supplemental conical top having an orifice at its apex, and an orifice at its edge and a deflecting-plate suitably supported above the central orifice and leaving an opening for the passage of the liquid, and a shield located above the side orifice and leaving an opening IOO for the passage of the liquid as and for the top provided With openings at tlie edge havpurpose specilied. ing shields therefor and a central orifice and ro 5. In an oil-can and liquidreceptacle, adea delecting-plate suitably supported above ecting-plate, a cone-shaped supplemental the same as and for the purpose specified. 5 top having a central orifice and means Jfor GEORGE ALFRED HARCOURT supporting the deecting-plate above the ori- Witnesses: fice as and for the purpose specified. B. BOYD,

6. In combination a conical supplemental l A. S. BURK. 

